A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sporting CP fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Desportivo Aves's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP have played 11 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio José Alvalade after three straight home wins.
In their previous game, the manager E. Ferro dos Santos led his Sporting CP to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Famalicão. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio José Alvalade. A Europa League defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Istanbul Basaksehir (after extra-time).
The Sporting CP fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Sporting CP's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Desportivo Aves form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Desportivo Aves, who have the most conceded goals (45) in Primeira Liga, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-9 (win-draw-lose).
Desportivo Aves might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Paços de Ferreira proved too strong as Desportivo Aves slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Vitória SC.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Desportivo Aves's match history for similar games we find three matches. The home team won three of these as expected, three of them by at least two goals. Desportivo Aves managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.
Desportivo Aves are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Desportivo Aves have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Desportivo Aves - Sporting CP 0-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Sporting CP, one draw and one win for Desportivo Aves. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Ferreira dos Santos 7 goals | M. Mohammadi 7 goals |   L. Luciano Silva 6 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Desportivo Aves missing players
| Sporting CP | Desportivo Aves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 26 | 45 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 70% |
| 52% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 61% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 35% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| 61% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 82% | 57% |
| 26% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 35% |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 330 | 171 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 116 | 234 |
| 100 | 52 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 28 | 66 |
| 35% | 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 43% | 35% |
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest points (4) away
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (26) away
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (45)
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the first half (18)
- Desportivo Aves has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Desportivo Aves has the the worst goal difference (-22)
- Desportivo Aves have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Desportivo Aves have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Desportivo Aves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Desportivo Aves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 | Benfica | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 58 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 29 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Boavista | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 25 |
| 14 | Tondela | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 13 |